''11AM'' (also known as ''Eleven AM'') is an Australian

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television program that aired on the

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from 11 am AEST to midday from 1975 to 1999.

Overview

The hour-long news magazine program started on 13 October 1975 with

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presenting, with a number of high-profile presenters since, including Clive Robertson, Steve Liebmann, Vincent Smith,

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, Kerry O'Brien,

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Helen Wellings Helen Wellings is an Australian journalist and consumer advocate. Wellings is currently a Consumer Editor for ''Seven News''. She has been a senior reporter for the Seven Network for 20 years. Education and teaching career Wellings has ...

, Richard Zachariah,

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and

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, among others.

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, Darren McDonald,

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and

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all featured as news presenters throughout the shows life. Its most famous presenter was comedian

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. It last aired on 28 May 1999, presented by Melissa Doyle, who was filling in for

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(who had already moved to ''

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Melbourne'') and

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. Fulwood went on to co-anchor ''

'' in

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with

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, and Daddo to present entertainment programs. ''11AM'' was the forerunner to ''Seven Morning News'', ''

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'' and '' The Morning Show''.

References

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